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WJZI 1540 AM (formerly WADM) was a 250-watt daytime-only radio station licensed to Decatur, Indiana. The format was classic jazz, with a strong emphasis on vocals. The station was owned by Lewis Broadcasting, LLC which purchased the station from Holden Broadcasting in December of 2007. At the time of the sale the station broadcast a classic country format.

In December of 2011, Lewis Broadcasting dropped the classic country format in favor of jazz. The call letters were changed to WJZI ("Jazz in Indiana"). At the time of its operation WJZI was the only full-time commercial jazz radio station in the state of Indiana.

The tower that WJZI used for broadcasting came with a 25-year lease executed at the time of the sale of the station. The tower was owned by Midland, LLC of Bluffton, IN. Six years later Midland's owner, Robert Troxel, elected to erect a second tower to support rental opportunities. The new tower was adjacent to the WJZI structure. As part of his modification Troxel also attempted to reduce the original height of the WJZI tower. During that process the tower inexplicitly collapsed and damaged the newer tower as well. Troxel elected to replace only one tower and not allow WJZI to use the new tower nor did he allow Lewis Broadcasting to construct their own tower at the site of the original. No reason was ever given. Lewis Broadcasting spent the next six years trying to obtain adequate acreage for the placement of a new tower, ground system and translator antenna within a very narrow area northwest of the original site designated by the FCC in which the tower could be placed to void the possibility of causing interference to other stations on the same or adjacent frequencies in Ohio and Michigan. With 2021 license renewals due Lewis Broadcasting elected on May 14, 2021 to return the license to the FCC and abandon the Decatur, Indiana market. The license was cancelled on May 17, 2021.￼

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